London rising : the men who made modern London / Leo Hollis.
TITLE:
London rising : the men who made modern London / Leo Hollis.
By:
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
New York : Walker & Co.,
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Description:
390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., plates.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Philosopher John Locke, whose ideas about the individual would outline a new theory of civil society based on natural rights; diarist John Evelyn, who insightfully chronicled the tumult and transformation before him; the polymathic scientist and architect Robert Hooke; developer Nicholas Barbon, who rebuilt much of the city after the fire; and Christoper Wren, astronomer, geometer, and the greatest English architect of his time, whose reconstruction of St. Paul's Cathedral was the essential symbol of London's rebirth. The city today is in great part the result of the myriad advances in literature, planning, science, and social issues forged by these five.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780802716323
